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For homeowners
Whether you are building a new house, adding a room or replacing an old roof, this is the plain-language guide to getting your roof designed, priced, built and signed off.
Your roof, step by step
Your architect or draughtsperson draws the house, including the roof shape and covering.
We design the roof for free on MiTek and send an itemised quote, with a 3D view if you want one.
Your builder builds the walls. When they reach roof level, we measure on site.
Trusses are pressed to the design and delivered on our own trucks.
Your roofer or our crew erects and braces the roof, it is covered, inspected and signed off.
Decisions you will make
Your designer will guide you, but it helps to know what drives the design and the price.
Protect your investment
A roof is one of the most expensive parts of a house and one of the hardest to fix later. Look for engineered trusses from an ITC-SA approved fabricator, graded and treated timber where needed, a layout and bracing drawing for your builder, trusses tied down to the walls, and an inspection before the ceilings go in.
Your engineer signs off the roof for the municipality before you get your occupancy certificate. Our guide to roof truss regulations explains the process, and our guide to truss types helps you read your roof plan.
Questions
It depends on the roof shape, size, pitch and covering. As a rough guide, the timber roof structure usually costs about R250 to R650 per square metre before the covering. Our price guide explains more, and a free quote from your plans gives a firm number.
Yes, for engineered trusses a competent person, usually your structural engineer, takes responsibility for the roof and signs it off.
Both. We can supply only, or erect, brace, cover and certify the roof.
Panels add load, so tell us before the roof is designed if you plan to add them. For existing roofs, have the roof checked first.
Timber is usually the most economical choice for houses. Steel suits long spans and termite-prone areas. See timber vs steel.
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